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Like many older American cities, Louisville has well-defined neighborhoods, many with well over a century of history as a neighborhood. The oldest neighborhoods are the riverside areas of Downtown and Portland (initially a separate settlement), representing the early role of the river as the most important form of commerce and transportation.
Union Monument in Louisville: Union Monument in Louisville: July 17, 1997 : 701 Baxter Ave. Irish Hill: Cave Hill Cemetery, junction of Payne St. and Lexington Rd. 31: David Wilson House: David Wilson House: March 26, 1987
Louisville averages 35 days a year with high temperatures at or above 90 °F (32 °C), [a] and the average window for such temperatures on average fall on June 7 and September 10, respectively. The mean annual temperature is 58.2 °F (14.6 °C), [ b ] with an average seasonal snowfall of 12.5 in (32 cm) and an average annual rainfall of 44.9 ...
The neighborhood is also host to the annual Highlands Louisville Halloween Parade, Louisville Zombie Attack and Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Patrick's Day Parade. The area is also well known for its numerous dining establishments, giving it the nickname "Restaurant Row". The 2006 Original Highlands Art & Music Festival Poster
This is a list of properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.Latitude and longitude coordinates of the 87 sites listed on this page may be displayed in a map or exported in several formats by clicking on one of the links in the adjacent box.
Street map of Crescent Hill "Crescent Hill: Ridge's Contour Gave Rise to Name; Mule Cars Gave Way to Electric Trolleys on Frankfort Avenue" — Article by Martha Elson of The Courier-Journal; Southern Living: The South's Best Comeback Neighborhoods - Crescent Hill in Louisville, KY Archived December 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
The Cherokee Triangle is a historic neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, known for its large homes displaying an eclectic mix of architectural styles.Its boundaries are Bardstown Road to the southwest, Cherokee Park and Eastern Parkway to the southeast, and Cave Hill Cemetery to the north, and is considered a part of a larger area of Louisville called The Highlands.
In 1877, the Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railway reached the area and, owing to the era's Long Depression, never reached beyond it. The line became part of the L&N network in 1881. As with other areas in the Louisville hinterland, improved transportation made Harrods Creek a popular choice for suburban estates by the turn of the ...